We reveal our little secret to being impeccable in terms of spelling, grammar and syntax: a free app, available in one click.
Whether it’s to write an email, an essay, a post for your social networks or even a press article, like us, it’s difficult to do without a good spell checker. Free and available on all media, one of the most renowned in the field is used in many professions, notably that of journalist.
Whether grammatical, spelling or related to writing style, with this app, the slightest error is sifted through. To guide you, the application is accompanied by a very simple color code: spelling errors are underlined with a red line, grammatical errors are identified with a yellow line and style formulations are, as to them, marked with a blue line. In short, you will have understood, nothing escapes him. But that’s not all. Not only does it show you the mistakes in your text, but it also explains why it is incorrect and offers you suggestions for improvement. Without forgetting that it is a multilingual tool, capable of correcting not only French, but also English, Spanish, German and Portuguese.
Another big advantage of the application which is none other than LanguageTool: its availability on all media. Indeed, the latter works as an application for Mac and Windows, but also as a web browser extension, compatible with Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge. You can also add it to word processing software like Google Docs, Open Office or Microsoft Word. Finally, for those times when you just need to check a specific text, it offers the fastest online proofreader.
As for smartphones, same credo. The application can be downloaded on iPhone and iPad, thus overseeing your writing throughout your mobile browsing. On the other hand, on Android, you will still have to wait. However, you can use it as a web extension, directly from your phone. So, do like us and download LanguageTool right away. We challenge you to find even one mistake in this article!